Florida International Panthers at Elon Phoenix
· BLACK AND GOLD SHOOTOUT
87 - 95
Elon rallies to beat FIU 95-87 in 3OT behind Swoope, Dawkins
Dawkins finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds, Steven Santa Ana scored 21 points with eight rebounds and Tyler Seibring scored 10 points and had 10 boards for Elon (2-2). Sheldon Eberhardt scored 14 points, including a layup that tied it at 79 with two seconds left in the second OT.
Dawkins' layup sparked a 5-0 run and Elon led 86-83 on Eberhardt's layup with 2:43 left in the third overtime. FIU's Brian Beard hit a layup to make it 86-84, but missed a 3. Steven Santa's layup sparked a 9-3 run and FIU missed two of three 3s in the final 26 seconds.
Swoope's pair of free throws put Elon up 75-74 with 11 seconds left in the second overtime after the lead changed hands six times, but Beard tied it with a free throw.
Elon's Dmitri Thompson's 3 tied it at 66 at the end of regulation after Elon trailed 43-39 at halftime. Beard tied it with a free throw but missed a second foul shot with eight seconds to play in the first overtime.
Eric Lockett scored 19 points with 13 rebounds, Isaiah Banks added 17 points and Beard scored 16 points and made four assists for FIU (1-2).
It was the longest game for FIU since its 116-114 win in 5OT against UALR on Jan. 30, 2005.
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| 5 0:00 | End of Game | 87 - 95 |
| 5 0:07 | Brian Dawkins Defensive Rebound. | 87 - 95 |
| 5 0:07 | Josh Stamps missed Three Point Jumper. | 87 - 95 |
| 5 0:12 | Sheldon Eberhardt made Free Throw. | 87 - 95 |
| 5 0:12 | Sheldon Eberhardt made Free Throw. | 87 - 94 |
Statistics
 FIU |
 ELON |
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|---|---|---|
| 34-84 | FG | 32-78 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 12-37 | 3PT | 13-38 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 34 |
| 7-15 | FT | 18-24 |
| 47 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 42 | Defensive Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Assists | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 35 |
| 19 | Fouls | 16 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Milwaukee, WI
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2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
2025-26 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Wilmington | 15-3 | - | 27-7 |
| Charleston | 14-4 | 1 | 21-11 |
| Hofstra | 12-6 | 3 | 24-11 |
| Monmouth | 11-7 | 4 | 19-15 |
| William & Mary | 10-8 | 5 | 20-12 |
| Drexel | 10-8 | 5 | 17-16 |
| Towson | 9-9 | 6 | 19-15 |
| Stony Brook | 9-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Campbell | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| Hampton | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Elon | 6-12 | 9 | 14-18 |
| North Carolina A&T | 4-14 | 11 | 11-19 |
| Northeastern | 2-16 | 13 | 7-24 |